In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate

Re:In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate by ForrestN on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @01:18PM (#18294395)

I saw a very popular seasonal KitKat stand within Seibu department store when I was visiting Japan, and I didn't notice any other tourist-looking people around. Is it possible that it's just not popular in the convenience store market, but is more popular in competition with all of the higher-end sweets people were constantly giving me, talking about, and eating while I was there?

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Re:In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate by wst_ on Thursday October 25, 2018 @08:31AM (#18300358)

Maybe magic of department store. You put the same thing in Tokyu Store and the same in depaato, make sure to overprice it. People will buy from depaato. Probably for a gift. It just works like that in Japan.

Plenty of KitKats is in my local Tokyu Store - no one is buying them. I never saw anyone in my office eating KitKat even once. They eat plenty of other sweets, often local. Also no one ever brought it as a travel gift (omiyage.)

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Re:In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate by timcederman on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @02:19PM (#18294965)

This is what I saw too.

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